Carlos Carrera (born 18 August 1962) is a Mexican film director and screenwriter. He directed ''
El crimen del Padre Amaro
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'' (2002), which was nominated for the
Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film
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. In 2009, he directed ''
Backyard
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'' about the
female homicides in Ciudad Juárez
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, which won a silver plaque at the 2009
Chicago International Film Festival
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.
In 2008, Carrera was sponsor for ''Un aliado en el tiempo'', a
Sundance Film Festival
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official selection shortfilm.
Filmography
Film
Short films
References
External links
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1962 births
Living people
Mexican screenwriters
Mexican people of Basque descent
Film directors from Mexico City
Best Director Ariel Award winners
Best Adapted Screenplay Ariel Award winners
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